COLLEGE SCORECARD · JUNE 10, 2026 FEATURED RELEASEOUTCOMES ARE COHORT MEASURES—NOT A RANKING OR GUARANTEE
COLLEGE OUTCOMELEDGERCOST · COMPLETION · DEBT · EARNINGS
INSTITUTION FILE · UNITID 172699PUBLIC

KALAMAZOO, MI

Western Michigan University

A plain-language ledger of federal cost, completion, debt, borrower, and post-completion earnings fields.

Average net price$15,273Title IV aid recipients; cohort-specific
Completion rate57.7%150% of expected time · pooled
Median earnings$62,885working, not enrolled · 4 years after
Median graduate debt$26,188completers · suppressed below n=30
Do not divide one headline by another.

Net price, completion, debt, repayment, and earnings come from different cohorts and definitions. Their dates and student universes are not interchangeable; this page does not calculate ROI, payback time, or a school score.

01 / POST-COMPLETION EARNINGS

Working graduates in the federal record

Median earnings 4 years after completion$62,885
Median earnings 5 years after completion$59,173

Earnings cover graduates working and not enrolled. The black marker is the national federal earnings threshold where available—not a target or guarantee.

02 / PRICE WORKSHEET

Average net price by family income

Federal income bandAverage net price
$0–30,000$5,263
$30,001–48,000$5,734
$48,001–75,000$13,833
$75,001–110,000$18,307
$110,001+$23,625

Average net price is cost of attendance minus average grant/scholarship aid for the defined Title IV cohort; it is not a personal aid quote.

03 / PROGRESS FIELDS

Completion, retention, and borrowing

Each percentage has its own population. Open the documentation before comparing institutions with different missions or credential mixes.

Completion57.7%four-year institution · 150% time
Retention80.5%four-year institution · first-time, full-time
Pell recipients26.8%share of undergraduates
Federal loan share47.1%share of undergraduates
Borrower progress / paid28.0%undergraduate completers · 4 years
Borrower cohort4,889federal loan borrowers
Undergraduates12,568IPEDS enrollment field
Admission rate84.6%suppressed below n=30
04 / DEBT FILE

Median debt of completers

$26,188

4,725 borrowers appear in the associated debt count field. This is cumulative federal debt for the defined completer cohort, not total price or monthly payment.

05 / FIELD-OF-STUDY REPORTS

Programs with publishable evidence

19 program combinations meet this site's 75-working-graduate rule and have non-suppressed four-year earnings and debt fields.

Air TransportationBachelor's Degree · 138 working graduates$89,564 earnings · $27,000 debt →Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 131 working graduates$87,477 earnings · $31,000 debt →Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree · 180 working graduates$83,449 earnings · $28,850 debt →Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree · 276 working graduates$75,143 earnings · $27,000 debt →Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree · 150 working graduates$72,353 earnings · $26,031 debt →Human Resources Management and ServicesBachelor's Degree · 96 working graduates$71,870 earnings · $27,000 debt →MarketingBachelor's Degree · 373 working graduates$71,371 earnings · $25,750 debt →Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree · 154 working graduates$66,666 earnings · $27,000 debt →Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's Degree · 157 working graduates$64,127 earnings · $27,000 debt →Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 125 working graduates$59,249 earnings · $27,000 debt →Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree · 138 working graduates$57,012 earnings · $27,000 debt →Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's Degree · 260 working graduates$54,597 earnings · $31,000 debt →Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's Degree · 188 working graduates$54,265 earnings · $27,000 debt →Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 78 working graduates$50,655 earnings · $27,000 debt →Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree · 123 working graduates$50,134 earnings · $26,000 debt →Social WorkBachelor's Degree · 133 working graduates$49,850 earnings · $27,000 debt →Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's Degree · 95 working graduates$49,340 earnings · $29,000 debt →Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree · 135 working graduates$49,286 earnings · $29,539 debt →Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's Degree · 82 working graduates$44,694 earnings · $26,950 debt →
BEFORE AN ENROLLMENT DECISION

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Scorecard measures cover different student groups and years. Recheck the live College Scorecard, request the institution's current aid offer and completion information, and do not treat historical earnings as a promise.